Cost of New Reefer Trailers?

I've got 60+ trailers with about a 50/50 mix. TK bill's each month are about 2/3's higher than carrier.

 

What would’ve that setup cost you 3 years ago?

 

Probably that same low 70k range. They on started shooting to the moon last year with the freight boom, inflation, and lack of supply.

 

5 yrs ago was 139k then went to 142k around the time of 3 yrs ago.

 

Rate that things are going between inflated costs and higher interest rates coming many independents will have a hard time qualifying for financing.

 

No way I could or would drop 300 grand to get in this game right now.
I spent the last year shopping for a used van or flatbed and calling on anything that seemed half way reasonable for the age and condition only to hear it was sold.

Finally scored a very nice conestoga at a deal of a price this Spring .

Took a bad fall shortly after which put everything on hold for the last 3 months and left me watching capacity and rates and question if I should finally dive in .

So far I am only all in for $37,000 for my old good condition truck and trailer but between tires all the way around and a lot of minor replacements needing done on the truck I am looking at another $25,000 to head out.

I’ve decided between the 2 months wasted working on my truck that I could make $16,000 driving for someone else and the 25 that I need to spend and another 32 000 earned driving until Spring I am back on my fence .

After running my nuts off for 6 months for someone else and looking at my sanity and the state of the economy I will than finally crap or get off the pot come Spring.

 

Just watched a comparison on the news A 500, 000 house , yep thats what they cost these days .
20 % down so financing 400,000 . The payment has gone up $750 a month due to prime rate increase since 2 years ago.
That disqualifies a lot of people for mortgages.


Feds are chomping at the bit to raise rates another 2.5-3% to try to slow inflation while they endlessly spend and print money.

The middle class is dying.